Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage is the kind of horse that shows just enough to keep things interesting without ever quite putting it all together. A four-year-old with a single win from 23 races, the horse broke through at Salisbury on 12 September 2025 — and then went thirteen months without another victory. That one success sits alone in a record of eleven places and eleven defeats, giving Northwest Passage a win rate of roughly 1 in every 25 races. It is a modest win rate, but the consistency of placing suggests a horse that belongs in a competitive field, even if winning races remains elusive.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
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📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The most telling statistic is what happens when the races get tougher. In Class 4 company — one step below the bottom rung — Northwest Passage has failed to win in seven attempts. Yet at slightly longer distances between 1 mile 1 furlong and 1 mile 2 furlongs, the horse has won 1 of its 9 races, a rate of roughly 1 in every 9 starts, which is markedly better than its overall record. This suggests Northwest Passage has a distance sweet spot that plays to its strengths, even if it has not yet found the right race and conditions to win again at that yardage.
Ivan Furtado's yard at Wiseton in South Yorkshire has been in strong form this season with 43 winners already, so Northwest Passage is trained competently. Recent form shows the horse is still racing regularly and competing respectably — six runs in its last outing returned three third-place finishes and two fifths, with a second thrown in for good measure. Northwest Passage raced just a day ago, so it remains actively campaigned. For a horse with one win in nearly two years, the consistent effort in the placings suggests there is still a race out there waiting to be won.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 11% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 10 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Oct
3rd
York
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 15 runners
17 Sep
3rd
Ayr
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 12 runners
5 Sep
3rd
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
10 Aug
5th
Ayr
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
5 Jul
5th
Southwell
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 8 runners
12 Jun
2nd
York
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 20 runners
20 May
5th
Ayr
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
12 Apr
10th
Musselburgh
1m6f – 2m · Good · 14 runners
26 Jan
5th
Plumpton
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 9 runners
17 Dec
7th
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
26 Feb |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
17 Sep |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
17 Dec |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
10 Feb |
0% |
| York Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
10 Oct |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
12 Sep |
100% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
19 May |
0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
17 Oct |
0% |
| Plumpton Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jan |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
2 May |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jul |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
12 Apr |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
5 Sep |
0% |